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ShareLung cancer is a malignant tumour of the lungs.
Most commonly it is bronchogenic carcinoma (about 90%).
Lung cancer is the most lethal malignant tumour worldwide, causing up to 3 million deaths annually.
For more information about the topic Lung cancer, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
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